Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
This session is designed to improve understanding and application of recent updates to synoptic pathology reporting protocols such as the latest Reporting Template for Reporting Results of Biomarker Testing of Specimens from Patients with Carcinoma of the Breast. These changes reflect evolving clinical guidelines that directly influence diagnostic accuracy and treatment selection in breast cancer care.
Webinar presenters Thaer Khoury, MD, FCAP, Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Cente, and Colin Murphy, CEO of mTuitive.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the expanded clinical utility of HER2 IHC scoring in metastatic breast cancer and its impact on your practice
Webinar presenters Michelle Shiller, DO, AP, CP, MGP, FACP, Baylor University Medical Center.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
January 2021—It’s a maxim for any laboratory automation project: Don’t automate until you analyze—the efficiency of current processes, that is. And ARUP Laboratories’ chief operating officer, Jonathan Genzen, MD, PhD, has taken it to heart as the laboratory gears up for large-scale automation projects this year.
January 2021—AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) has been approved in the U.S. for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with early-stage EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer after tumor resection with curative intent.
December 2020—Protein-based, ready-to-use liquid Matrix Plus Cholesterol Reference kits are available from Verichem Laboratories. The kits are designed to support overall system quality control and CLIA compliance and are for the calibration or calibration verification of cholesterol and uric acid wet assays on clinical testing systems. The materials contain esterified and free cholesterol from bovine serum. The standard kit with the sixth level F covers 12 concentration points; cholesterol concentrations range from 40 to 750 mg/dL and uric acid concentrations from 2 to 30 mg/dL. Active components are verified using standard reference materials from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Shelf life is 21 months from the date of manufacture. Ready-to-use, liquid Total Protein and Albumin reference materials are also available. The combined Total Protein/Albumin Standard kit, along with the optional standalone Total Protein/Albumin Standard level F, are designed for the calibration and calibration verification of albumin and total protein assays on a wide number of clinical testing systems. The standards are prepared with human serum albumin and gamma-globulin serum proteins in a saline-based solution. Shelf life is 24 months from the manufacturing date.
December 2020—Roche announced FDA approval of Gavreto (pralsetinib) for the treatment of adults with metastatic rearranged during transfection fusion–positive non-small cell lung cancer as detected by an FDA-approved test. Gavreto is a once-daily, oral precision therapy designed to selectively target RET alterations, including fusions and mutations.
December 2020—Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced a service designed to enable its team of technical experts to monitor Wi-Fi-connected Thermo Scientific TSX series ultra-low temperature freezers.
December 2020—The FDA approved Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for use in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older and weighing at least 40 kilograms (about 88 pounds) for the treatment of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. Veklury should be administered only in a hospital or health care setting capable of providing acute care comparable to inpatient hospital care. Veklury is the first treatment for COVID-19 to receive FDA approval.
December 2020—ARUP Laboratories announced the availability of a combined test to detect and differentiate COVID-19, influenza, and/or respiratory syncytial virus in individuals with respiratory symptoms consistent with COVID-19. The test can be performed on specimens collected using a deep nasal swab or on specimens collected from the back of the throat and the front of both nostrils.
December 2020—PCR Biosystems has introduced its NGSBIO Library Quant Kit for Illumina. The kit contains all the components necessary for accurate and sensitive quantification of DNA libraries prior to next-generation sequencing with Illumina platforms. The kit contains five DNA standards, primers specific to the p5 and p7 Illumina adapter sequences, a library dilution buffer, and qPCRBIO SyGreen Mix or qPCRBIO SyGreen Blue Mix. The blue qPCR mix contains a nonreactive dye to improve reaction mix visibility and is useful when using small reaction volumes or white plates.
December 2020—Siemens Healthineers announced a master collaboration agreement with Novartis Pharma to design, develop, and commercialize diagnostic tests for therapeutic products across Novartis’ therapeutic pipeline. The initial program will focus on developing a serum neurofilament light chain immunoassay for patients with multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases.
December 2020—Agena Bioscience’s MassArray SARS-CoV-2 Panel for qualitative detection of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has been granted emergency use authorization from the FDA.
